Sharing Projects to an iOS Device (New for 7.3)

Once a project is downloaded to an iOS device such as an iPhone, iPods touch, iPad, or iPad mini,
you may then puppet your actor with the customized Idle Motion and Auto Motion,
and interact with it by using the free CrazyTalk app.

Previewing Projects before Uploading

In the preview process below,
you may optionally assign a specific idle motion to your actor when the project is idling,
or a unique auto motion for the actor to respond to when given audio data.

Click the Export button.
In the Export Settings panel, switch to the Share tab.

Click the Show Content Manager button to switch to the Content Manager and Auto Motion libraries.

Note:

You may click the Idle Motion or Auto Motion field
to directly switch to the Idle Motion or Auto Motion library.

Optionally drag and drop a desired Idle Motion anywhere inside the Export Settings panel
so that you can have a unique idle motion for the actor when the project is idling.
(Please refer to the last section of this page for the Benefits of Adding Extra Idle and Auto Motions.)

Optionally drag and drop a desired Auto Motion anywhere inside the Export Settings panel
so that you can have a unique auto motion for the actor to respond to when given audio data.
(Please refer to the last section of this page for the Benefits of Adding Extra Idle and Auto Motions.)

The corresponding box will then be automatically checked and show the name of the content.
When uploading, you may decide whether to include the chosen contents by
enabling or disabling the checkbox.

Note:

Please note that there is no defined Idle Motion and Auto Motion until
the project is downloaded to your iOS device.

Choose the playback length by typing the range in the fields or directly dragging the red triangles on the Play Bar.
The maximum length of each project is 30 seconds (30 frames per 1 second).

Preview your project before sharing to an iOS device.
Check the iPhone display area box and drag to adjust the view port area for better viewing later in an iOS device.
Playback to view the project.

The display area is designed based on an iPhone 5 device,
which will be a bit wider at both sides
when the project is downloaded to an iPhone 4S, iPod Touch, iPad or iPad Mini.

The original display area can only show a partial background image.

Drag the cursor to the left to reveal the entire background image.

Before adjusting the display area,
part of the background image is cut off.

After adjusting the display area,
the entire background image is now shown.

Sharing Projects to an iOS Device

For Senders

If you are satisfied with the preview results,
then click the Upload button in the Export Settings panel.
Then give the project a name and add a description to it.

Next, decide whether you want to upload the project to the
trial or member cloud space.
Click the Upload button to upload and store the project with your member account,
or click the Trial button to upload the project for a limited time.

When the uploading is done, you can then share the project to iOS devices.
Copy and paste the on-screen message, in the iDevices tab,
to an e-mail or text message and then send to an iOS device user.
Users can then download and interact with the project on the free CrazyTalk app.
They will need to download and install the app prior to this.

Note:

You may click the
Manage Assets
button to manage all the projects that you have uploaded to the member cloud space.

For Viewers

If you have not installed the CrazyTalk app on your iOS device, then
click on the lower link (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crazytalk-free/id682190093?ls=1&mt=8)
found in the message in order to download and install the app first.

Note:

Make sure that you install the CrazyTalk app version 1.15, or above, for these enhanced features.

Next, click the upper link (crazytalk://ctifiles3.reallusion.com/**********/idevice.zip) found
in the message, in order to download the uploaded project to the app.
The app will then automatically start up on the iOS device.
Choose Access Project or Access Actor
to play back the entire project or interact with the actor.

By choosing to play with the actor you may puppeteer the actor for fun,
record your voice, or select an iTunes music track to create auto lip-synced animations.

Note:

You may tap the info
button in the app for more information.

Benefits of Adding Extra Idle and Auto Motions

The Idle Motions and Auto Motions that you assign to the Export Settings panel
can be used to customize different actor personality types.
Once the project is downloaded to an iOS device that has the CrazyTalk app,
version 1.15 or above, then the project will employ the corresponding Idle Motion and Auto Motion
for the actor to respond to.

Before CrazyTalk app version 1.15

Actors can only share the same default Idle Motion and Auto Motion,
that are flat, no personality of their own.

Show Idle Motion

Prior to the CrazyTalk app version 1.15,
the two actors' initial behaviors in the idle mode are the same.

Show Auto Motion

Prior to the CrazyTalk app version 1.15,
the two actors' responses to the given audio are the same.